Moonrise of Tuesday 23 October
Taken. The only moonrise Caturthī holds at.
19:23 moonrise
18:1118:3518:5919:2319:4720:1120:35
Holds at moonrise
Ruling · Karaka Caturthī (Karwa Chauth) · 2040
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 424 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Tuesday 23 October
Taken. The only moonrise Caturthī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Moonrise of Wednesday 24 October
Caturthī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Aṅga
Caturthī runs from 11:59 on Tue 23 Oct to 13:00 on Wed 24 Oct.
2040-10-23T03:58:42Z → 2040-10-24T05:00:29Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 19:23 on the 23rd and 20:04 on the 24th.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Caturthī must be current at moonrise. It is on the 23rd and is not on the 24th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104
Tie-break
Only one moonrise qualifies. No tie-break is needed.
priority: purvaviddha → only-day · margin 25422 s
Ruling
Karaka Caturthī, Baoding, 2040: Tuesday 23 October.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Karaka Caturthī (Karwa Chauth) 2040 falls on Tuesday 23 October. Caturthī runs from 11:59 on Tue 23 Oct to 13:00 on Wed 24 Oct and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Tue 23 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Tue 23 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Tue 23 Oct |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Baoding. | ||
Institutional rulings are recorded with a source address, and are never edited to agree.
/rules/karaka-chaturthi · ruleset 2026.3-draft
“K 4 Karaka caturthi (current at moon-rise, if occurs on two successive days, it is to be observed on the first day)” Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104.
Twelve places, west to east. Local clock times.
| Place | Caturthī | Moonrise 23rd | Covered | Moonrise 24th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 20:59 → 22:00 | 20:39 | holds | 21:26 | no | 23 Oct |
| Chicago | 22:59 → 00:00 | 20:07 | holds | 20:51 | no | 23 Oct |
| Jersey City | 23:59 → 01:00 | 20:16 | holds | 21:00 | no | 23 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 23:59 → 01:00 | 20:39 | holds | 21:30 | no | 23 Oct |
| London | 04:59 → 06:00 | 19:25 | holds | 20:01 | no | 23 Oct |
| Durban | 05:59 → 07:00 | 21:39 | holds | 22:37 | no | 23 Oct |
| Dubai | 07:59 → 09:00 | 20:06 | holds | 20:53 | no | 23 Oct |
| Delhi | 09:29 → 10:30 | 19:58 | holds | 20:43 | no | 23 Oct |
| Kolkata | 09:29 → 10:30 | 19:25 | holds | 20:12 | no | 23 Oct |
| Singapore | 11:59 → 13:00 | 21:32 | holds | 22:24 | no | 23 Oct |
| Sydney | 14:59 → 16:00 | 22:29 | holds | 23:29 | no | 23 Oct |
| Suva | 15:59 → 17:00 | 20:59 | holds | 21:55 | no | 23 Oct |